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Definition of the day : « miss fire »

  • As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
Example sentences :
  • After all the "Bolton Baby" might miss fire by a second or two.
  • Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith
  • You don't want to miss fire when you get a chance to shoot at a fox.
  • Extract from : « Ben Comee » by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
  • Even with the most elaborate care it was liable to miss fire.
  • Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • The peasants say that a knife has more shots in it than a revolver, and does not miss fire.'
  • Extract from : « Corleone » by F. Marion Crawford
  • Villiam assumed a thoughtful demeanor, and says he: "Is it a miss fire?"
  • Extract from : « The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 » by Robert H. Newell
  • There isn't one chance in a thousand for us to miss fire, but you must follow—not lead.
  • Extract from : « John Marsh's Millions » by Charles Klein
  • What if it should miss fire, or even if igniting, I should fail with it to light the dry leaves?
  • Extract from : « Lost Lenore » by Charles Beach
  • Because of their complexity and subtlety they often miss fire and fail of their purpose.
  • Extract from : « How to Teach » by George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy
  • The revolver might miss fire, in which case all hope would be gone.
  • Extract from : « The Cave in the Mountain » by Lieut. R. H. Jayne
  • The hammer that struck this shell didn't hit true; not so far off as to miss fire, you understand, but it ain't in line exactly.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Gold » by Wilder Anthony